The meeting is set to begin at 9 a.m. Thursday in Ludwick Conference Room A of the Abraham Campus Center on the ULV campus, 1950 Third St.

During the fiscal sustainability planning session, city staff will present a list of strategies that could be used to address expected increases in retirement costs for current and future employees, according to the meeting’s agenda.

After the presentation, council members are expected to give city staff direction, the agenda reads. The city council is expected to take final action at a future date.

In June, city council members said that just like many other cities across the state, the increasing costs of employee pensions represent a financial challenge for the city. Finding a way to address such an expense is critical, they said.